But speaking after training in Malahide today, winger McClean said: "Look, that's probably trying to get in our heads a bit - trying to get the edge.

"But if they lose the game then we go ahead of them so there is pressure on both teams.

"And make no mistake about it, we will go out all guns blazing to try to get the win."

He added: "It (the weight of expectation) is also for the Scotland players, it's an international derby that both teams don't want to lose and didn't want to lose in November as well, and it made for a tight, scrappy affair.

"But we know we have to win this game on Saturday and we have to come flying out of the blocks and bring the game to them."

The Derry native believes it's going to be another tight affair between two evenly matched outfits.